Fastener



y 15, 1934- c. w. MAGNUSON v 1,958,759

FASTENER Filed July 18, 1932 Z 72% l/ axkrkflq'yzzafs m' Patented May 15, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 3 Claims.

' 10 vention is carried out resides in a fastener construction which has an angular tongue normally held in overlapping relation to the lid of the box by a resilient member within the fastener.

The advantages and further objects of the invention will appear from the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. l is a perspective view of a box to which the present invention is attached.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section through the fastener.

Fig. 3 is an elevation of one of the parts of a fastener.

Fig. 4 is an elevation of the other part of the fastener.

Like reference characters refer to like parts in the different figures.

Referring first to Fig. 1, the device 1 of the invention is arranged to be attached to the side 2 of a box 3 for supporting in closed position the lid 4 of said box, said lid being hingedly mounted at one edge and engaging the side 2 of the box at the edge remote from the hinges.

According to the present invention, the fastener 1 consists of two parts; one part, which is secured to the body or side 2 of the box, has a flat base 5 having an offset portion 6 integrally formed thereon to provide an opening '7 between said portion and the base 5 adjacent one edge of said base. The base is provided on opposite sides with prongs 8 by which said base is secured to the sides of the box, as shown in Fig. 2, in which the prongs 8 have been extended through the side 2 of the box, and the ends of said prongs bent over to engage the inner surface of the side of the box. The offset portion 6 receives a spring member 10 longitudinally therein with one end 11 adjacent the opening 7, and said portion 6 has an overhanging lip 12, which shields the end of the spring. A hasp 13, which is substantially U-shaped, as best shown in Fig. 1, has inwardly projecting tongues 14 on the ends of the U, said tongues extending through openings 15 in the sides of the offset portion 6, with the ends of said tongues extending beneath the spring 10. Since the ends of the U-shaped hasp 13 engage portions of the base 5, and since the tongues on the hasp are fiat, the spring 10 acts to hold the haspin the full line position shown in Figs. 2 and 3, or

in the dot-dash line position of Fig. 2 when said 0 hasp is moved to inoperative position to permit the cover or lid 4 of the box to be opened. The hasp 13 is bent at right angles centrally between the base of said hasp and the ends thereof, so that the bend occurs at the edge of the base 5 when said hasp is in operative position, with the lower end of the U-shaped hasp extending at right angles to the base 5 and overlying the cover or lid 4 of the box.

Cooperating with the hasp 13 is the cover plate 7,0 16, which is best shown in Fig. 1, has a flat portion or base 17 arranged to be secured to the lid 4 of the box by tongues 18 integral with the flat portion. The tongues 18 project through the lid of the box and are turned over against the inside of said box, as shown in Fig. 2. A projection or tongue 19 extends beyond the flat portion, and has a U-shaped bend therein at right angles to the flat portion 17 and in a position to project within the opening 7 provided by the base 5 80, and offset portion 6. The free end 21 of the tongue 19, not secured to the flat portion 17 of the cover plate, is arcuate and extends over the lip 12. It will be noted that as the lid 4 is moved to closed position, the U-shaped portion 20 enters the opening 7 and supports the covers against sliding movement in the plane of said cover. The hasp 13 is then moved into the full line position of Fig. 2 to hold said cover in closed position. An offset portion 22 of the flat portion or base 17 of the cover plate 16 extends within the opening of the hasp 13 as it is moved into operative position and provides additional support to maintain the cover or lid 4 in proper closed position. After the device is completely attached to the box, it will be apparent that the box may be readily opened by moving the hasp 13 to the dotdash line position of Fig. 2, the cover then being swung out on its hinges to withdraw the U-shaped portion from within the opening '7.

I claim,

1. A fastener for a container for holding a cover in closed position on said container, said fastener comprising a body member adapted to be secured to said container, said body member 5 having an opening in one end thereof, the plane of said opening being substantially perpendicular to the normal plane of the body member, a hasp pivotally mounted on said body member and being bent substantially at a right angle between 0 2. A fastener for a container for holding a cover in closed position on said container, said fastener comprising a body member having means for attaching said member to the container, a cover plate having means for attaching said plate to the cover, in a plane substantially at right angles to the plane of the body member when the cover is in closed position on said container, said plate having a projection thereon at right angles to the normal plane thereof for engagement with said body member as the cover is moved into closed position, and a hasp bent substantially at right angles between its ends and pivotally mounted on the body member, the free end of said hasp extending over and engaging said cover plate for holding the cover in closed position. 7

3. A fastener for a container for holding a cover in closed position on said container, said fastener comprising a body member having means for attaching said member to the container, said body member having an opening in one end thereof, the plane of said opening being substantially perpendicular to the normal plane of the body member, a cover plate having means for attaching said plate to-the cover, in a plane substantially at right angles to the plane of the body member when the cover is in closed position on the container, said plate having a projection thereon at right angles to the normal plane of said plate for reception within the opening of the body member when the cover is moved into closed position, and a hasp bent substantially at right angles between its ends and pivotally mounted on the body member, the free end of said hasp extending over and engaging said cover plate for holding the cover in closed position on the container.

CHARLES W. MAGNUSON. 

